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White’s level of play rising for men’s golf

By Rhema Rhea | October 14, 2013

It has taken some time, but men’s golf junior Liam White has turned into one of the faces of the future for Huskie golf.White has been the leader of a core group of fellow first-year Huskie golfers in Caulen Coe, Pierrick Fillon and Jake Curwin. White,...

Huskies take down Zips in Homecoming

By Brian Earle | October 14, 2013

In front of a capacity crowd at Huskie Stadium, No. 23 NIU football came away with a 27-20 victory in its Homecoming matchup with Akron on Saturday.The victory increased the Huskies’ (6-0, 2-0 MAC) home-game winning streak to 23, which is a new MAC...

Women’s soccer can’t find away form in conference

By Steven Shonder | October 13, 2013

The women’s soccer team continued to struggle on the road this weekend.The Huskies (4-8-2, 2-2-1 MAC) battled Bowling Green (0-11-1, 0-5-1 MAC) to a 0-0 draw in double overtime Friday night. Sunday’s match against Central Michigan (4-9-1, 4-2 MAC)...

Defense stands tall for football

By Frank Gogola | October 13, 2013

On a day where football’s (6-0, 2-0 MAC) offense was hit-and-miss, the defense put forth a solid effort and held down the fort late Saturday for a 27-20 win at Huskie Stadium against the Akron Zips (1-6, 0-3).After an action-packed first quarter where...

Club Sports Roundup

By James Cantagallo | October 13, 2013

Two club teams had strong Saturday performances, winning at home and on the road.Men’s HockeyThe Div. II hockey team fell 4-3 on Friday night, but recovered Saturday to win 6-2 and split its weekend series against the University of Illinois.“It was...

Volleyball swept in MAC

By Mike Romor | October 13, 2013

Volleyball continued its struggle on the road, losing to two divisional opponents over the weekend.NIU (11-9, 3-3 MAC) jumped ahead early against Toledo (11-9, 4-2) on Friday night, but dropped the final two sets, ending with a final score of 25-27, 20-25,...

Mens soccer drops fourth straight home game

By Jacob Onak | October 13, 2013

Men’s soccer wrapped up its six-game road trip with its fourth straight loss to the Bowling Green Falcons on Saturday.The 1-0 loss in double overtime was the Huskies’ (3-9-0, 0-2-0 MAC) fifth loss in six games.To start the match, the Falcons (3-5-4,...

Redshirt junior running back Cameron Stingily looks to find open field against Iowa on Aug. 31. Stingily has earned himself the No. 1 running back spot this season.

Huskies look to take bite out of Akron Zips for Homecoming

By Frank Gogola | October 10, 2013

The football team (5-0, 1-0 MAC) will go for a Homecoming hat trick 4 p.m. Saturday.The Huskies have already ruined Purdue’s and Kent State’s homecomings the past two weeks. This week they will look to win their own Homecoming game when they host...

Breaking down the Zips

By Brian Earle | October 9, 2013

No. 23 football (5-0, 1-0 MAC) is set for its Homecoming matchup with Akron (1-5, 0-2 MAC) at 4 p.m. Saturday after playing four of its first five games on the road. The Huskies are coming off their first MAC win of the season in which they defeated Kent...

Volleball set for road trip

By Mike Romor | October 9, 2013

While it will be Homecoming for football, it will be home-going for volleyball.NIU (11-7, 3-1 MAC) readies itself for a two-week road tilt starting at 6 p.m. Friday against Toledo. Toledo (9-9, 2-2 MAC) has been nothing short of awful over the past few...

Women’s soccer looks to take advantage of CMU, Bowling Green

By Steve Shonder | October 9, 2013

The women’s soccer team looks to continue its winning ways this weekend in a pair of conference matchups.The Huskies (4-7-1, 2-2 MAC) will hit the road to take on the Bowling Green Falcons (0-10, 0-4 MAC) and the Central Michigan Chippewas (2-9-1, 2-2...

Men’s soccer can’t find equalizer in midweek loss

By Jacob Onak | October 9, 2013

Men’s soccer suffered its third straight loss Wednesday against No. 14 Northwestern.All the Wildcats (8-3-0) needed was one goal to put the Huskies (3-8-0) away as the score was just 1-0.“I think it was a bit of a smash-and-grab win for them,” said...